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Supervisor Janet Nguyen wants to spend $350,000 on a Vietnam memorial

Posted on January 9, 2010 by Editor Posted in Janet Nguyen, Orange County, Santa Ana, Vietnamese Leave a comment

Vietnam War Memorial in Westminster

There is already a Vietnam War Memorial in Westminster. Should the O.C. Supervisors spend $350K for another one in Midway City?

Orange County Supervisor Janet Nguyen, who represents Santa Ana, in the First Supervisorial District, is presenting a motion this Tuesday, at the O.C. Board of Supervisors’ meeting, to spend $350,000 on a historical memorial dedicated to American and Vietnamese history. The memorial is to be located at the Roger Stanton Park in Midway City.

Is it a good idea to spend a third of a million dollars on a memorial during a recession? Many Orange County workers are out of work due to the state budget crisis. And thousands of Nguyen’s constituents are suffering as well.

There is a park shortage in Santa Ana. Couldn’t the $350,000 be used to build a mini-park? Santa Ana has more young people than any other city in Orange County.

How does spending so much on a memorial really serve the people of the First District? Continue reading→

Free concert featuring Cosmologic, at the Episcopal Church of the Messiah

Posted on January 8, 2010 by Editor Posted in Arts and Culture, Churches and Religion, Entertainment, music, Santa Ana Leave a comment

In a rare OC (free) concert appearance, Cosmologic (Jason Robinson (sax), Michael Dessen (t.bone), Scott Walton (bass), Nathan Hubbard (drums)) will play at the Episcopal Church of the Messiah on January 17, 2010 (Sunday) at 6:30pm.

Cosmologic is one of the best music groups to come out of the West Coast in the last decade. They traverse the broad terrain of creative jazz and improvised music, integrating high-energy playing, intense introspection, rich grooves, open textures, and collective alchemy.

While profoundly dedicated to improvisation, Cosmologic also performs complex pieces that are composed by an individual member and then transformed through extensive group work. With nearly a decade of experience together, Cosmologic continues to extend their repertoire of original music, in an ongoing search for new ideas. Continue reading→

Mobile Multi Service Center to deliver free flu shots to homeless in Santa Ana

Posted on January 8, 2010 by Editor Posted in Uncategorized Leave a comment

Free Flu Shots

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Jan. 8, 2010

Contact: Karen Roper at 714.480.2805 Office or 714.423.8315 Cell

Mobile Multi Service Center to Deliver Services in O.C. Civic Center

WHAT: The newly expanded Mobile Multi Service Center will stop in downtown Santa Ana to deliver flu shots to the area’s homeless. The mobile unit is a one-stop service center that acts as a point of entry for homeless individuals and families to receive supportive services from nearly 60 agencies ranging from housing and employment to education and medical services. Continue reading→

O.C. Human Relations Commission seeks nominations for 39th Awards

Posted on January 7, 2010 by Editor Posted in Civic Affairs, Civil Rights, Orange County Leave a comment

The Orange County Human Relations Commisison, which is based in Santa Ana, is seeking nominations for their 39th Annual Human Relations Awards.

The O.C. Human Relations Commission has been honoring law enforcement, schools and community members for their contributions to human relations in Orange County for 39 years.

Now they are inviting you to nominate individuals or groups who have made extraordinary contributions to Orange County in the area of human or civil rights. For example, people who:

Advocate for human and civil rights in the areas of health, education, immigration, labor, justice, housing, or employment.
Foster mutual understanding and respect among county residents.
Provide community dispute resolution or mediation services. Continue reading→

Tick, Tick…Boom!, new musical by creator of Rent, coming to Santa Ana

Posted on January 7, 2010 by Editor Posted in Arts and Culture, Entertainment, music, Santa Ana Leave a comment

Tick Tick Boom

Santa Ana’s Theatre Out will present their new musical, “Tick, Tick…Boom! starting on Jan. 15. This musical is by the acclaimed composer/lyricist Jonathan Larson, who was the creator of “Rent.”

Tick, Tick…Boom! was originally presented as a “rock monologue” entitled Boho Days and performed by Larson as an autobiographical look at his dream of leaving his mark on the musical theater landscape. Larson was working on Boho Days at about the same time he was writing the landmark musical Rent.

After Larson’s untimely death, his college friend and producing partner Victoria Leacock became determined to bring Tick, Tick…Boom! to a wider audience. She enlisted David Auburn, author of the Pulitzer prize-winning play Proof as a “script consultant.” Auburn studied Larson’s various drafts of the show and restructured the monologue into a three person show.

Tick, Tick…Boom! was an instant hit with the legions of Rent fans, and went on to garner seven Drama Desk nominations and won the Outer Critics Circle Award for Outstanding Off-Broadway Musical. Continue reading→

Congresswoman Loretta Sanchez apparently set to deny ICE raids are occuring

Posted on January 6, 2010 by Editor Posted in Federal Government, immigration, Latinos, Loretta Sanchez, mexico, Santa Ana 3 Comments

Janet Napolitano says the system worked

Embattled Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano is allegedly denying that ICE immigration raids are occuring in Santa Ana

A local insider has indicated that Congresswoman Loretta Sanchez is getting ready to issue a press release denying that Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) raids are going on in Santa Ana. This despite numerous eyewitness accounts to the contrary.

A Sanchez staffer leaked the news about the release and indicated that Sanchez has talked to Homeland Security and ICE and they have denied the raids.

However, considering that Homeland Security allowed numerous party-crashers to invade a recent White House dinner, and they also allowed a known terrorist to fly to our country, with no bags, on Christmas, it is hard to take them at their word. That is particularly true given that the Director of Homeland Security, Janet Napolitano, insisted to the press that the “system worked” after the aforementioned terrorist failed to blow up a jet that was landing in Detroit. Continue reading→

Bowers Museum showing the film El Principio this Thursday, for free

Posted on January 6, 2010 by Editor Posted in Arts and Culture, Entertainment, Latinos, mexico, Santa Ana 1 Comment

El Principio

The Bowers Museum continues their Latin American Feature Film Series at this Thursday, January 7th, from 2:00pm – 5:00pm, with a showing of the film El Principio (1972). This is a movie about a small village struggling to survive as Mexican Revolutionaries and Federales struggle to dominate the countryside.

There is no cost to attend!

The film will be shown at the Norma Kershaw Auditorium. Seating is on a first come, first serve basis. This event is sponsored by the Mexican Consulate. Continue reading→

St. Peter Lutheran Church teaching Gang Intervention starting on Feb. 2

Posted on January 6, 2010 by Editor Posted in Uncategorized Leave a comment

St. Peter Lutheran Church in Santa Ana

St. Peter Lutheran Church, in Santa Ana, is conducting Gang Intervention classes, from Feb. 2 through March 20, on Tuesday evenings, from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m.

Below is their Class Syllabus:

Gang Intervention Class Syllabus

Location: St. Peter Lutheran Church 1502 N. Parton Santa Ana, CA 92706 (N/W Corner of Parton & 15^th Street ) Continue reading→

O.C. High School for the Arts Preview Day set for Saturday, Jan. 9

Posted on January 6, 2010 by Editor Posted in Arts and Culture, Education, Santa Ana, Youth Activities Leave a comment

OCHSA

The Orange County High School for the Arts (OCHSA), which is located in Santa Ana, is conducing a Preview Day this Saturday, Jan. 9, from 1 p.m. to 4 pm.

Here is additional information about the OCHSA Preview Day, from their website:

Students of all ages who are passionate about the arts and looking for opportunities to discover and develop their talents are invited to join the Orange County High School of the Arts. Whether you want pre-professional arts training and an award-winning academic program as a full-time student (7th-12th grade), or would like to enroll in part-time summer, weekend or evening community arts classes, the Orange County High School of the Arts is the place for you.

Join us for the 2010-2011 school year—paint, dance, write, film, sing, design, act, play an instrument—get inspired today! Continue reading→

Will Congresswoman Loretta Sanchez act to stop the immigration raids in Santa Ana?

Posted on January 5, 2010 by Editor Posted in Federal Government, immigration, Latinos, Loretta Sanchez, mexico, Santa Ana, Youth Activities Leave a comment

Loretta Sanchez and youth in action

How many young people will be deported in Santa Ana if Congresswoman Sanchez doesn’t stop the ICE raids?

The recent Immigration and Customs Service (ICE) immigration raids in Santa Ana have come at a very bad time – just as U.S. Census workers are starting to conduct outreach to area immigrants.

Only one local politician can stop these raids. That would be Congresswoman Loretta Sanchez, who serves on the Congressional Homeland Security Committee.

“In the 111th Congress, Rep. Sanchez is taking a leading role in securing America’s borders with Mexico and Canada. This Congress she has held and continues to hold hearings and briefings on the U.S. response to the drug related violence that has plagued most of the Mexican side of the border. She has appeared countless times on CNN, C-SPAN, FOX News, and MSNBC to discuss the importance of a coordinated and efficient U.S. response to the violence. She has also met with Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano to provide guidance on critical issues, including combating human, weapons, and drug trafficking and ensuring interagency cooperation on national security issues,” according to Sanchez’ website. Continue reading→

Will the ICE immigration raids in Santa Ana hurt the 2010 Census?

Posted on January 4, 2010 by Editor Posted in Civic Affairs, Federal Government, immigration, Jose Solorio, Latinos, Loretta Sanchez, Lou Correa, Miguel Pulido, Politics, Santa Ana 1 Comment

Census Immigrant Awareness Poster

How can the 2010 U.S. Census reach out to immigrants when ICE keeps raiding their communities?

The U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) Agency could not be conducting immigration raids in Santa Ana at a worst time. Two such raids were spotted this weekend, and yet another today.

The 2010 U.S. Census is beginning in March, and will run throughout 2010. In fact the Santa Ana office of the Census is opening this week, on January 7.

In fact the City of Santa Ana is promoting the Census on their website. Why? Simple. If we don’t accurately count everyone in our city, we will pay for it. “The information the census collects helps to determine how more than $400 billion dollars of federal funding each year is spent on infrastructure and services,” according to the U.S. Census.

Simply put, we need everyone to participate in the Census – but these ICE raids are going to scare many residents in our city. They won’t want to talk to the Census takers. That is a disaster for Santa Ana! Continue reading→

ICE raids target Santa Ana residents today

Posted on January 3, 2010 by Editor Posted in Democratic Party, immigration, Jose Solorio, Latinos, Loretta Sanchez, Lou Correa, Santa Ana 21 Comments

ICE Immigration Raids

UPDATE: There is a new raid today, Jan. 4, on Bristol, between 1st St. and 4th St. If you become aware of any new raids, be sure to call the hotline to report ICE raids at 951-345-4043, or click here to send the info via email.

There were two Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) sweeps today in Santa Ana, according to eyewitness reports.

We received a report this afternoon that a sweep was taking place at the Northgate Market located at First and Harbor. Another eyewitness reported a second sweep at Main and First.

Many of us thought that President Barack Obama was going to help immigrants. That has not turned out to be the case.

Obama is enforcing “the 1986 Immigration Reform and Control Act, which requires employers to keep records of workers’ immigration status, and prohibits them from hiring those who have no legal documents, or work authorization,” according to Z-Net. Continue reading→

Where can you buy the best menudo in Orange County?

Posted on January 1, 2010 by Editor Posted in mexico, Restaurants, Santa Ana 2 Comments

Menudo

Menudo at Bahia in Orange

So you partied a bit too hard last night and woke up with a dire need for…a steaming hot bowl of menudo. But where can you buy the best menudo in Orange County?

For those of you who have no clue, menudo is a traditional Mexican soup that is said to be especially good when you are, well, hung over.

But Gustavo Arellano, over at the OC Weekly, says there is more to menudo than meets the eye, “menudo is so much more than boiled cow guts or something to soak up the booze that fueled your previous night. Menudo is a socio-historical lesson in a bowl: the fat, pale kernels of pozole have nourished Mesoamericans since time immemorial; the use of tripe and not the better parts of a cow a testament to its status as a poor person’s meal. Menudo is delicious, the trinity of firm pozole, chewy tripe and fiery, blood-red broth producing a comforting, fatty flavor.” Continue reading→

Santa Ana is the place to be on New Year’s Eve

Posted on December 30, 2009 by Editor Posted in Business, Entertainment, Orange County, Restaurants, Santa Ana Leave a comment

New Years at Geisha House in Santa Ana

Many of Santa Ana’s finest restaurants and organizations have announced their plans for New Year’s Eve. Don’t wait too long to RSVP!

Let’s start with a look at what Geisha House will be offering on New Year’s Eve. Geisha House is located at the CityPlace, in north Santa Ana, across from the MainPlace Mall. For $250 you will get four tickets, including 3 mixers, an appetizer, four different sushi rolls, Edamame and an entire bottle of Absolut Vodka. Geisha House will offer two other specials on New Year’s Eve, as per the graphic above. To order a bottle package, contact Kevin McVearry. Continue reading→

Santa Ana’s Proof Bar celebrating New Year’s Eve with a big bash!

Posted on December 30, 2009 by Editor Posted in Entertainment, music, Santa Ana Leave a comment

Proof Bar New Year's Eve Party

Santa Ana’s Proof Bar is celebrating their 4th Annual Proof New Year’s Eve Bash this week on Dec. 31. Proof is located at 215 N. Broadway, in the Santa Ana Arts District.

Proof had this to say about their bash on their website, “We’re gearing up for a great New Year’s eve party here at Proof. It’s our favorite night of the year. Our time to give back to you with a great evening of proper pours and a celebration of what is to become for all of us. Come early and stay late. It is a time to be with “old” friends and make some “new” ones. No other party in Orange County will compare. Drink specials and so much more!! Last year baby new year himself appeared!!”

For discounted entry click here to send an email, with RSVP in the subject line.

Sound Selectors for the evening: Continue reading→

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